Mics found outside sheriff’s office: "SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 1 — Sheriff’s officials said several wireless microphones discovered outside their headquarters could be the latest of several attempts by journalists to surreptitiously get information on the Michael Jackson molestation case."

It seems as though there is a certain segment of the media that is willing to sink lower and lower in an effort to get the story. I know we've been subjected to the boorish behavior of paparazzi for years, but at least they generally restricted their activities to hounding and photographing celebrities in public places. Now the public's insatiable lust for "Train-Wreck TV" may have finally led to the total death of journalistic ethics.

First the hidden cameras on Jackson's private plane; now these secret microphones.